Missouri Attorney General Opinions
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Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-058?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-058 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-057?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-057 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Why did Missouri reject Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-051?
The attorney general rejected the petition because its signature sheet did not correctly address the current secretary of state. The opinion did not review whether the petition had additional defects.
Why did Missouri reject Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-050?
The attorney general rejected the petition because its signature sheet did not correctly address the current secretary of state. The opinion did not review whether the petition had additional defects.
Why did Missouri reject Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-049?
The attorney general rejected the petition because its signature sheet did not correctly address the current secretary of state. The opinion did not review whether the petition had additional defects.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-48?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-48 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Richard von Glahn's initiative petition 2026-47?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-47 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-46?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-46 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-45?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-45 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-44?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-44 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Terrence Wise's initiative petition 2026-43?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-43 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Terrence Wise's initiative petition 2026-42?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-42 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Terrence Wise's initiative petition 2026-41?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-41 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Terrence Wise's initiative petition 2026-40?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-40 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Bradley Ketcher's initiative petition 2026-038?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary's legal content and form; it estimated up to $473,665 in annual income and corporate tax losses and an unknown sales-tax impact if service departments cl…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Bradley Ketcher's initiative petition 2026-037?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary's legal content and form; it estimated up to $473,665 in annual income and corporate tax losses and an unknown sales-tax impact if service departments cl…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-036?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the form of Bradley Ketcher's initiative petition 2026-038?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-038 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Bradley Ketcher's initiative petition 2026-037?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-037 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-036?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-036 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-029?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-026?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the form of Bradley Ketcher's initiative petition 2026-033?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-033 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-030?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-030 because its summary sheet listed the general election date incorrectly. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Did Missouri approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-029?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-029 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-027?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-027 because the proposed measure did not include a section number. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Did Missouri approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-026?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-026 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for adding sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, and gender identity protections?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it described adding four protected categories in housing, employment, and public accommodations.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for a proposal recognizing marriage between any two consenting adults?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it described changing Missouri's marriage definition from a man and a woman to any two consenting adults.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-022?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-017?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative protections, an 80 percent legislative threshold, election timing, and ballot-summar…
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-016?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative protections, election timing, and an independent ballot-summary commission.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-015?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative protections, election timing, and an independent ballot-summary commission.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-019?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary's legal content and form; it estimated at least $1.5 million in annual legal settlement costs, at least $85,320 in other annual state costs, and mixed lo…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-018?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for initiative petition 2026-014?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative protections, an 80 percent legislative threshold, election timing, and ballot-summar…
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-025?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-025 because it did not underline all new matter as required by Sec. 116.050, RSMo. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-024?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-024 because it did not underline all new matter as required by Sec. 116.050, RSMo. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-023?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-023 because it did not underline all new matter as required by Sec. 116.050, RSMo. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Did Missouri approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-022?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-022 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-021?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-021 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-012?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; the proposal addressed legislative changes to citizen initiatives and when ballot measures would be decided.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-011?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement's legal content and form; the proposal addressed initiative-law changes, election timing, and a citizens' ballot-summary commission.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-017?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-016?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated at least $31,000 in state costs in each odd-numbered fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027 and no …
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-015?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated at least $31,000 in state costs in each odd-numbered fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027 and no …
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-010?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; the proposal addressed legislative changes to citizen initiatives and when ballot measures would be decided.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-009?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; the proposal addressed legislative changes to citizen initiatives and when ballot measures would be decided.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-014?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Why did Missouri reject Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-020?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-020 because it did not correctly include only the sections of existing law to be repealed or amended. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies …
Did Missouri approve the form of Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-019?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-019 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-018?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-018 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-010?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-009?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-017?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-017 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-016?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-016 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-015?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-015 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Winston Apple's legislative proxy-voting initiative?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form under § 116.334, RSMo, without endorsing the petition.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-014?
Yes. The attorney general approved the petition as to form, but did not decide its substance or endorse its objectives. The secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject the form.
Why did Missouri reject Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-013?
The attorney general rejected the petition's form because its signature sheet addressed the wrong secretary of state and described a statutory change as a constitutional amendment. The secretary of st…
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Attorney general opinions in Missouri are written by the Missouri Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.